Joy of Life: Invincible Starting from Basic Swordsmanship

Chapter 52: The Mysterious Food Serving Port!

When Fan Xian returned with his powerful Tiger Guards and Eight Swordsmen, six or seven people had already climbed up the cliff.

One of them even went down there specifically, which Ye Chengfeng guessed was probably to discuss some new plan.

"How's it going, Lao Ye? How many people have come up?"

"Eight people. One just went down, leaving seven. They are all of the eighth rank."

Fan Xian was taken aback and asked curiously, "One of them is going down? Why would they go down?"

"They probably found the rope, so the plan has changed, and they've gone to discuss a new plan."

After speaking, Ye Chengfeng calculated their current combat strength.

There was one ninth-rank soldier, ten eighth-rank soldiers, and more than a dozen Tiger Guards, all of whom were seventh-rank experts.

"How about we take down these seven people quietly later?"

Fan Xian frowned. With their fighting strength, taking down these seven eighth-rank martial artists should be no problem.

I'm afraid these people are ready to die and will jump down.

That would alert those who haven't come up yet.

"This is going to be tough. I'm confident I can take down one of them, but I don't know if you guys can do it!"

The gap between an eighth-rank martial artist and a ninth-rank martial artist is enormous, and Fan Xian's martial arts technique is unique, making him a cut above other martial artists of the same level.

Defeating an eighth-rank martial artist in an instant was a piece of cake for him.

"I can take care of one in an instant. Two of my men can take care of one without any problem. That way, there will be one left."

Ye Chengfeng looked at Fan Xian, while Fan Xian looked at Gao Da.

Let alone Gao Da, even those dozen or so Tiger Guards wouldn't have much trouble dealing with an eighth-rank martial artist.

The difficulty lies in how to solve it quietly.

"My lord, leave it to me. The Tiger Guards can provide remote support, and I'm confident I can drag them into the battle."

"Alright, if that's the case, let's get started."

"Wait, let's move first, then Gao Da will follow, and you can make your move last to prevent any accidents."

Ye Chengfeng called out to Fan Xian, who was about to make the first move.

He was the one with the highest cultivation level here, so he naturally became the candidate to provide backup.

"Okay, I understand."

Ye Chengfeng and Fan Xian understood that even if they failed this time and alerted these people, it wouldn't be a big deal.

The worst outcome would be that they would be stuck on the mountain for a longer period of time.

If the plan succeeds, they can leave along this cliff and avoid suffering on the mountain.

Ye Chengfeng was the first to make a move. Although his lightness skill was not as good as Wang Qinian's, it was still much faster than that of an average eighth-rank martial artist.

Although Ye Chengfeng's swordsmanship was truly passed down from Si Gu Jian, coupled with his sword intent, he would definitely not be able to defeat a ninth-rank opponent like Haitang Duoduo.

However, given that both are of the eighth rank, it wouldn't be an exaggeration for Ye Chengfeng to say that he is invincible among his peers.

Moreover, this was a sneak attack. Just as he pierced the throat of one of them, the Eight Swordsmen and the Gundam attacked simultaneously.

Of the seven eighth-rank opponents, six were eliminated in an instant.

The last one is the upper eighth rank, the same level as Ye Chengfeng.

Unfortunately, he had no chance of escaping at this point.

Because he was already surrounded by Ye Chengfeng and the others.

"See, you're just too cautious; I didn't even need to lift a finger."

Seeing that everything had settled down, Fan Xian slowly walked over.

"When did you find it?"

The remaining eighth-rank martial artist looked at Ye Chengfeng and the others with a gloomy expression.

This place is a cliff; there's definitely no chance of escaping.

The only chance was to jump off the cliff and use his own life to warn his companions.

But looking at the people surrounding him, and the clean and efficient methods they had used, he realized that he didn't even seem to have a chance to warn his companions.

"Should we interrogate him?" Ye Chengfeng asked Fan Xian.

"No need. We've basically guessed who's behind this. Asking them won't make a difference, and we can't expect them to be witnesses anyway."

"Don't say that. I think we can make use of this person. Why don't we hand him over to the civil officials in the mission?"

Upon hearing Ye Chengfeng's suggestion, Fan Xian's eyes immediately lit up.

Although this person cannot serve as a witness, if they can actually extract something from him...

These officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Court of State Ceremonial will probably become Fan Xian's "best friends"!

Although Fan Xian was unaware that Emperor Qing intended to make him a loyal subject, he and the Second Prince remained mortal enemies.

It's a good thing that he has the full support of these officials in the court.

Although they were just officials in the Ministry of Rites, they didn't have much real power.

However, the most terrifying thing is to use polite language to criticize others in the imperial court.

"Thank you, Gao Da. Take this person away and hand him over to the officials of the Ministry of Rites."

"Yes, sir."

After Gao Da left, Fan Xian thanked Ye Chengfeng again.

He really benefited this time, so it's only natural for him to say thank you.

"Don't thank me yet. I reckon quite a few more people will come up. What are you planning to do?"

"What else can we do? Of course, we'll temporarily detain them. The more people we catch, the better it is for me. You'll help me, right?"

"How about 50,000 for an eighth-rank official, 10,000 for a seventh-rank official, and 5,000 for a sixth-rank official?"

"make a deal."

Upon seeing Fan Xian agree, Ye Chengfeng immediately beamed with joy.

"Alright, look, another one's come up."

This time, Fan Xian didn't even need to say anything; Ye Chengfeng took the initiative.

However, this time it was a seventh-rank martial artist who came up.

"Xiaomei, write this down, this is ten thousand taels."

Xiao Mei felt somewhat helpless, wondering if her young master was being a bit greedy.

"Young Master isn't short of money, so why is he so greedy?"

Fan Xian is never short of money; his Danbo Bookstore alone can bring in a fortune every day.

Fan Xian will later take over the Imperial Treasury, and he is currently unaware of its deficit.

As long as it doesn't exceed one million taels of silver, it's a price Fan Xian can afford.

Unfortunately, after seven people climbed up from the bottom of the mountain, no one else continued to come up.

Ye Chengfeng sighed helplessly, "Why aren't you going?"

"Do you really think they're stupid? So many people came up and there wasn't a sound. It's normal for them to realize something's wrong."

As he spoke, Fan Xian pointed to the ropes that Ye Chengfeng had "seized" and continued, "Look, they were even preparing to lay down a few more ropes. If you don't, they'll definitely think something has gone wrong."

"That makes sense, Xiaomei. Get ready and lower down a few more ropes."

"Wait, let's just wait for Lao Wang to come. There's no need to take such a risk."

Before Ye Chengfeng could speak, Fan Xian stopped him.

Just kidding, of the seven people caught, one was an eighth-rank official and six were seventh-rank officials.

That's over ten thousand taels of silver! They really think Fan Xian is a sucker!

"Alright, then settle your bill first."

The reason Fan Xian agreed so readily was that he was already prepared to renege on his promise.

"Brother-in-law, who carries so much money on a business trip? How about I give it to you when I get back to Kyoto?"

Fan Xian's reasoning was reasonable, and Ye Chengfeng had no doubts. He thought to himself, "You can run away, but you can't hide."

At the same time, Ye Chengfeng has an even more unexpected plan that will definitely make Fan Xian suffer a great loss.

"Alright, I wonder when Wang Qinian will come back. It's been almost two hours and we still haven't seen a trace of him."

This hillside, with cliffs on three sides, offers an excellent view.

The troops coming to support us from the border will definitely be mainly cavalry, and they will certainly be carrying torches late at night.

Therefore, as long as the border cavalry approached within about five miles of this place, they would definitely be able to see it.